Prog rock? Just say yes

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For decades the ancient behemoths of progressive rock were the butt of critics jokes. But thanks to new bands like the Mystery Jets, the sound is back

The sound of 2006 will be terribly bright. It will have practised its instruments hard, will have taken lessons, and will have assimilated all the best influences from the classics, rock, jazz and pop. And lo! The sound of 2006 will be called — in fact, already has been called — new prog, prog moderne, or crazy prog, which is a funny title, but not terribly descriptive. There is nothing crazy about prog.

Fab. It’s wonderful watching the specialist music press swallowing the prejudices of decades and finally agreeing (albeit tacitly) that there is nothing wrong with being able to